Garry Monk is ready for hostile reception from Leeds fans tomorrow when they face Middlesbrough, the team he joined in the summer after leaving Elland Road.

“It’s the way of the world we live in. It’s unfortunate but there are real reasons why I left there and the main reason is that I didn’t feel there was ever any intention of a long-term project,” he told the BBC.

“Did I expect to be at Leeds and stay at Leeds? Of course I did. I expected to be there longer than one season. I wanted to and I prepared for being there for longer than last season. “The aim was to take it into this season and have a crack at the automatic positions. That’s what we were prepared to do but there was no real intention to offer me that so the decision was made. I left Leeds United.”

18:46

Does Tyler Walker start again tomorrow?

18:20

17:57

West Brom, Stoke and West Ham have joined Celtic in being linked with Reading defender Liam Moore.

Former Forest defender Jamaal Lascelles will miss Newcastle’s game against Manchester United with an ankle injury.

14:46

Birmingham have sent midfielder Liam Walsh back to Everton.

Walsh was on loan on a deal that was due to run until the new year, but he had not featured since mid-September.

14:32

David Prutton is predicting fellow former Forest man Jack Lester will enjoy a good weekend.

The Sky pundit is backing Lester’s Chesterfield to spring a shock and beat Exeter in League Two.

“Jack Lester is starting to turn the corner a little with Chesterfield and they were so unlucky last week to be denied victory by that last-gasp penalty at Swindon.

“Exeter aren’t quite the force they were at the start of the season but find themselves back in the automatic promotion positions heading into the weekend and will fancy their chances of another win here, but I think Chesterfield can continue their upturn with a win on Saturday.”

14:16

Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Paul Pogba will return to the Manchester United squad for the match against Newcastle on Saturday.

Striker Ibrahimovic has not played since suffering career-threatening cruciate knee ligament damage in April, since when he has left the club and rejoined. Star midfielder Pogba has been sidelined for two months with a hamstring problem.

But manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday the pair will be back in contention this weekend, joined by defender Marcos Rojo, who was injured in the same game as Ibrahimovic.

13:48

Watford boss Marco Silva refused to answer questions about the vacant Everton job at his press conference today. The former Hull manager has been heavily linked with the role.

13:32

Ticket alert

13:03

Birmingham boss Steve Cotterill has praised opposite number Mark Warburton and his assistant David Weir.

He said: “Mark has done well with them, they have had a couple of windows to recruit now, they have recruited well and has done a fantastic job with them.

Striker Jonathan Kodjia has aggravated the ankle problem he suffered at the end of last season with Steve Bruce saying the injury “doesn’t look good”.

Forward Scott Hogan faces a month out of action after undergoing a stomach operation.

12:22

Happy birthday Eric!

11:50

Under-pressure West Brom manager Tony Pulis has admitted he would understand if he got the sack.

“If the club decide what they decide, I’ve got great respect for the football club, the supporters, the chairman, the board - it’s just life. It’s the way it is. If you don’t get results, you’re under pressure,” he said.

11:22

Lineker lands World Cup draw role

Gary Lineker has been confirmed as co-host for the 2018 World Cup finals draw in Moscow next month.

The former England striker, who now works as a sports presenter for the BBC and BT, tweeted to say he was “delighted and honoured” to be hosting the draw on December 1 alongside Russian sports journalist Maria Komandnaya, despite having been a strong critic of world governing body FIFA.

11:03

Today's webchat kicks off at 12pm...

Forest boss Mark Warburton

Mark Warburton’s Reds finally return to action on Saturday after what seems like an age since their thumping win over QPR, prior to the international break.

EFL extends Sky Bet deal

The EFL says it is committed to ensuring supporters gamble in the most “appropriate and responsible way” after agreeing a new title sponsorship deal with Sky Bet.

The announcement of a new five-year agreement - which runs through to 2024 and will take the betting company’s sponsorship of the EFL to 11 years - comes at a time when sport’s relationship with the gambling industry is under scrutiny.

Last week, Hearts striker Kyle Lafferty urged football to reassess its relationship with bookmakers as he faces up to an addiction he admits he may spend the rest of his life tackling.

Earlier this year, former Premier League midfielder Joey Barton was given an 18-month ban, later reduced to 13, by the Football Association for multiple breaches of its betting regulations. He decried the sport’s links with the gambling industry.

However the EFL says it has signed an “enhanced Memorandum of Understanding designed to help its customers stay in control and gamble safely”.

09:07

WWE superstar backs Forest to SmackDown Birmingham 6-0!

WWE wrestling stars Sasha Bank (right) and Charlotte Flair (left)

Everyone knows Nottingham Forest striker Jason Cummings enjoys his wrestling, after his hilarious grapple with Grado – now one of WWE’s superstars has shown her support for the Reds.